| Description |
7 audio discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guide (88 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.). |
| Series |
The Modern scholar |
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Modern scholar.
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| Note |
"14 lectures, 7 compact discs"--Container. |
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At head of container title: Recorded Books presents. |
| Bibliography |
Course guide includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Lecture 1. The world before Columbus -- Lecture 2. The voyages of Christopher Columbus -- Lecture 3. The voyage of Vasco da Gama and the "sea road" to the east -- Lecture 4. The first circumnavigation: the voyage of Ferdinand Magellan -- Lecture 5. The second circumnavigation: the voyage of Francis Drake -- Lecture 6. The tools of discovery -- Lecture 7. Life at sea -- Lecture 8. Voyages of delusion: the search for the northwest passage -- Lecture 9. The Pacific Ocean: the great unknown -- Lecture 10. The "rambling voyages" of William Dampier -- Lecture 11. Vitus Bering and the Russian discovery of America -- Lecture 12. The Pacific voyages of James Cook -- Lecture 13. The revolution in navigation and health -- Lecture 14. The world after Cook. |
| Performer |
Lectures delivered by Professor Glyndwr Williams, University of London. |
| Summary |
Examines the period in world history from the late fifteenth century voyages of Columbus and da Gama to the eighteenth century voyages of Jame Cook. |
| Note |
GMD: sound recording. |
| Subject |
Voyages around the world.
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Explorers.
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Discoveries in geography.
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| ISBN |
1402581998 |
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1402582005 text |
| Music No. |
UC043 Recorded Books |
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